The Unofficial Airfix Modellers' Forum

Hi all well I've been building this for about a year now (well its sat for probably 8 months of that time)the kit itself is full of errors I've tried to correct what I can, I'm using real gold leaf on it. ive decided to do this as a waterline model (which as a bonus hides the error in the depth of the hull.



I can't see them storing the ships boats on the deck so I've put the pinnace in the water on a supply run, I intend to have some pulleys winching supplies onbaord

Nice!

Very cool.

There appears to be a giant in the background!!

Really enjoy these ship builds

Looks very nice!

all well I've fixed the foremast and strengthened it with a rod up the middle, making it a waterline model had an unexpected problem to it the main mast locates in an I shaped piece which is glued to the bottom of the hull to keep the mast central and true since I cut the bottom of the hull off obviously that locating area was no longer there also the mast was a lot higher than it should have been, luckily I still had the bottom of the hull that I cut off so I put the mast in it laid a rule across the hull and marked where it cam on the mast and cut that piece off but the mast is tapered at the bottom and the holes through the decks must be the same size as when I put the mast in it Leaned either way so I had a cunning idea and wrapped masking tape round the bottom of the mast till it was a snug fit in the bottom hole ( only problem now is the mast seems to lean sternwards) so now I just have that problem to sort and of course to make sure it is square with the center line as well.

Hi all well I've got this back out as Gandale (Alan on another forum posted an easy way to do the stays on this) (That's what's been scaring me from continuing this build) baring in mind this is my first attempt at doing them I'm quite chuffed with the result (obviously I've seen them done millions of times better but hey I can only get better from now on) 

Very effective they look great

Really eye catching but you must have a huge display space.......and an understanding missus

Hi all got this out to do some work on it. There seems to be a problem with the cheap paint I used on the base (Not had this problem before) the base started off dk blue but over time it seemed to go brackish


Which I didn't mind too much as it just looks like dirty harbour water but worryingly it is doing this from the edges and seems to be progressing inward


Do you think this will progress, if so should I stripp it all off (assuming I can) then start again, any suggestions.

Are you sure the crew isn't just dumping waste overboard

It does appear to have changed from August until now. Is that paint over the acrylic wave patterns or underneath ? I'd try to slice off a dirty corner to see just what is happening - if it's the paint or the paint and the wave material. I ask because I put the water color onto the wooden base, then build up my water/waves with clear acrylic and then only paint on top of that is the whitecaps.

Is it the paint or the bathroom sealant, (if that's what you used), that has discoloured?
It does look most realistic though

Nigel